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COVID-19: Should Church/Mosque be Reopened?

The past few months has been a challenging one for planet earth. The Covid-19 pandemic has been raging and has claimed so many lives. Economy of countries has been grounded, health system overstretched. The future remains unclear to many heads of state who are still grasping with the realities  of things as it unfolds. Religious centres (Church and Mosques) has been closed down and there have been a ban on gathering. Recently US President, Donald Trump clamour for churches and mosques to be reopened. Ironically, clergy folks and imams kicked against President Trump request for religious centres to be opened. Ironically in Nigeria, a religious country in West Africa and the world most populous black country, it is the other way round. Religious leaders wants churches and mosques to be reopened while the government still feel it is unsafe and unwise to reopen them. The bone of contention is do we think it is safe and wise for Churches and Mosques to re-opened considering the fact that th